The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is converting the ER at Concordia to a 24/7 Urgent Care Centre as of June 3.

That means the facility won’t be able to treat life-threatening health concerns, although it’s designed to help patients with serious conditions but are otherwise stable with no immediate risk to their lives.

“The decision to transition to urgent care clinic on June 3 was made because there was insufficient staff to sustain an emergency department, an emergency department requires more staff than an urgent care,” Shared Health’s Dr. Brock Wright said.